Alexander Kazimirovich Korsak [1] ( October 24 [ November 5 ] 1832 - March 1 [13] 1874 ) is a Russian economist, historian, and publicist.
| Alexander Kazimirovich Korsak | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | October 24 ( November 5 ) 1832 |
| Place of Birth | Kainsk |
| Date of death | March 1 (13), 1874 ( 41) |
| A place of death | |
| A country |  Russian empire |
| Scientific field | economy |
| Alma mater | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Works
- 3 Notes
- 4 References
Biography
Born on October 24 ( November 5 ), 1832 in Kainsk (now the city of Kuybyshev, Novosibirsk Region) in the family of an exiled settler. He graduated from Kazan University with a gold medal, which he received for his thesis "On Trade Relations between Russia and the East."
He collaborated in the publication by A. Lax of the Moscow Review magazine (1859), which soon ceased to exist [2] .
In 1861, he wrote his most famous book, “On the Forms of Industry in General and on the Importance of Home Production (Handicraft and Home Industry) in Western Europe and Russia,” which V. I. Lenin subsequently spoke positively in “ The Development of Capitalism in Russia ”. He translated the capital works - Rocher “On the grain trade”, Kolba “Comparative statistics”. From 1864-1866 he edited the "Collection of information and materials for the Ministry of Finance."
Alexander Korsak died on March 1 (13), 1874 .
Compositions
- Historical and statistical review of trade relations between Russia and China. - Kazan, 1857. - 445 p.
- About forms of industry in general and about the importance of home production (artisanal and home industry) in Western Europe and Russia - M., 1861. - 311 p.
- About propinational law in the Western provinces. - St. Petersburg, 1864.
Notes
- ↑ In Soviet sources, the emphasis on the first syllable is Korsak , see Korsak, Alexander Kazimirovich // Basket - Kukunor. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1953. - P. 69. - ( Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 51 vols.] / Ch. Ed. B. A. Vvedensky ; 1949-1958, vol. 23).
Korsak, Alexander Kazimirovich // Soviet Historical Encyclopedia : in 16 vol. / Ed. E. M. Zhukova . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1961-1976. - ↑ Moscow Review (1859) // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- Gloveli GD. Geopolitical economy in Russia: from discussions about “identity” to global models. - St. Petersburg: "Aletheia", 2008. Part 1. Chapter 4.
- Gloveli G. D. A. Korsak - the first Russian economist-comparativist // Problems of Economics . 2011. No. 7.
- Korsak, Alexander Kazimirovich // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- Korsak, Alexander Kazimirovich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes / Under the supervision of the Chairman of the Imperial Russian Historical Society A. A. Polovtsev. - SPb. , 1903. - T. 9: Knappe - Küchelbecker. - S. 275.